NOTES, FROM THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18708, 14 May 1924, Page 6

NOTES, FROM THE SOUTH.

REDUCTION in STAKES. fßr TEtEGEAPff.—OWir COBEESPOKOSWr j ' CHRISTCHDRCH. Tuesday. 1 / The committee of the Canterbury Jockey) Club has reduced the stakes for the ; Grand National meeting -by £1960. 1 The Grand National Steeplechase has u been- cut down £200. Grand . National Hurdle Race £250. and . Winter Cui> £200, while all but two of the ' hunters' L racca . hav® been made to bear »' share. .There is a promise of further reduc--1 tions at the other meetings, : and, already the New Zealand Cup has been. out . from j .£asoo to £2ioy., : ; f " ~' " _ t ' Ihe : Ashbnrton County Racing ■ Club. has prepared a good programme for the meeting to' be held next month. J The fact that there are only seven races each, day is a. matter ler congratulation at a meeting in midwinter. A mistake appears to have been mad? in confining the lirat day's steeplechase to hacks. There are so few -country horses J about' that it . would have been setter to cater for all : with .. an open race each day..:. , 'A meeting of the stewards of the Canterbury. Jockey Club : was held ' this week to consider a letter from Mr. G. D. Greenwood regarding tho starting of. the Challenge Stakes at the autumn meeting. After inquiry the stewards were satisfied with - the report of the steward at the post and with the explanation of their starter, Mr. McJNab. The decision is just what was expected. Mr. Greenwood would have been much wjaer nad he accepted the defeat of Gloaming gracefully. .i: Granted that he was unlucky -to be beaten, it was not good sportsmanaiup -to write regarding the starter as he did. Mr. W. H. E. Wanklyn, formerly secretary of s the Canter bury Jockey Club ana now editor of the New Zealand .Book,■ will leavo next month, on a trip to England. - R. J. Mason will leave for Sydney in, a few days," accompanied by Mrs. : Mason. . J-" 0 j veteran trainer finds the New Zealand wither too severe and avoids it each year with' ,a. trip to Australia. On this occasion he a' going/ lor & holiday, and he will not take any horses, but it ia possible that Gloaming and one or two of hid mates will go i over later in the year. In the meantime Gioam ing is having a spell, which ha needed ; alter his severe effort. in the Challenge Stakes. Ballymena. Murihaupo, and GlentrUin look in good health after; their ; recent racing in the North. They are being restricted at present to gentle exercise, and this will be continued, as •F. D. , ones. does not intend to spell them.; He expects to leave = shortly for oydney with a team, m .which .these may bo included. Ballymena is practically curtain to go. -- , '■ , „ ~ J. McCombe. accompanied by " Mrs. ; McCombo and their , daughter, will leave for Sydney next week. ■ •- - ■■ ■■■ ■' , ■ ... "Sunny l»:h, Geranial and The Cheat will be raced in New South Wales during the winter months, while the "yearling colt by Paper Money from Subterfuge will also be taken across. ; , • . r-'"', V'- ' F . The Riccarton tracks have been very soft lately , as a result of rain, and very little work of interest ha 3 . been witnessed, during the past week. . : „ . , , Palestrma is very well at present, and, with a prospect of. soft'tracks,, she .is likely to run well at meetings near at -hand. 1 his is a remark that applies^ equally to Winning I Hit, who never looked better than he does WwScord has done some schooling lately over the steeplechase fences, but . his effort# 1 have been only fair.. He may do better ...in company, but that is not easy to- get at Riccarton. . , _ „ , , Red Kriss. Petunia, and, Lo Forte have been doing well over the schooling hurdles, while Royal Star, and Miss . Geranc.e are a pair of novices who should pay their way. Tarleton had an easy. time for over a week after the Canterbury Jockey . Club a meeting " He i* ; now at work again and his track efforts suggest another win soon. Tho three-year-old gelding Tiff (by, Martian —Lad- Disdain) has rejoined G. MiurrayAynsley's team, and .will be prepared iOV spring. . engagements. Tiff .showed ■ some promise eariy this season, but a. mishap in th« Ran trior a Cup caused his retirement. > The four-year-old Royal Despatch (by, Clarenceux from. Comply) has rejoined if. U. Jones' team, and .will be got ready for spring Ta ßitfwake. a two-year-old fill.v by Winkie fro"i Kitiroa. has joined W. G. Hobbs team, and will le rot ready to race in Mr. G. Gould's interests next season. Paecboy (by Clarenceux from TortriT) was to have come in at the same time, . but it has been decided to leavo him spelling a little longer.

: " -WELLINGTON. ■; ;. , [BY TELEGBAPn. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT.} -V WELLINGTON. Tuesday. Arrangements have been made by . the owner of Carawock: for the South Island cross-country horseman, Bert, Wormald, to go to Randwick . next week to ride the Trentham jumper in his . engagements there. W. Bowden was offered the trip on tho assumption that Wormald' was not available, but on Wormald's telegraphing that he would be able to so the original intention of taking him was adhered to. - ' It is thought here that if Spooney leaves the stable of F.'Ouinlivan .at lrentham and goes to Auckland he will be m J. 1. Jamieson's charie. Scifanello gave a good exmbition . over the pony hurdles on Monday, but when tnea again on Tucrday slipped on the wet ground in front of ono of the fences and afterwards refused several times. , "" , ' , Anxious Merants is still at Trentham havin remained here after , the fleet meeting, but he is going on to Wanganui on Monday and will be a starter in the Century Hurdle En Route, who has been jumping well, is to go to Wanganui. on Monday, and he also will ' contest the Ceniury Hurdle, Race. En Route is considered well treated by tne handicapper. and he will be one of the favourites for the race. If he jumps well he will be very hard to beat, but it must be remembered that ho jumped very badly on the second day at tho Manawatu meeting.. Calm Eve has been bought by Mr. G. Smith, and will continue to be trained at It was reported a. while ago that th© Boniform—Northern Rose -gelding, which the Messrs. Dwar. sent to Sydney- to be offered at the Easter pales,. had been disposed of tor SSOgns, but it has since been announced that some mistake occurred in cabling. and that the - youngster sold was the Bonitorm Lady Stewart colt, which Mr. Eric Connolly b °A 2 hor»e doing very well on the Trentham tracks ia Royal Divorce. He gets ; through his work in good . style, and. he is growing into » particularly fine-looking horse. - -• ; Of ' the Trentham trainers who had teams at Blenheim. C. Pritcbard was, among the most - successful. - wmning./jWith . both Kumar and Martinione. -Kilmar'.beat a weak field very easily, and Martimnu". aft»r bfmcr unlucky in his first start en Thursday, camo out later in- the day. and won comfortably. H. Corrigan did-not- cave much luck with 411 Gold, scoring only a couple of seconds. Entre Nous also ran below her trainer s expectations -».» WASGANUt NOTES. .• - STEEPLECHASE S MEETING;

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.} ' -v.-,:, WANGANUI. -' Tuesday.' 'v Everything points to the Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter Meeting, which opens lon Thursday, proving one of the most successful yet held here. • - t ' - ■■ ' - .. It appears that Crucello was to have been taken to Hawera. but her owner-trainer, who lives some five j miles from town, missed the early, juoming train with her on: Wednesday. She mil be a starter here, though her ; showing Shis morning was not .at all* reassuring to her supporters. _ ' , . Orchid had a " leg ' a couple of weeks ago, but he appears to have thrown-the trouble off and is hitting out in a way that suggests he will bo hard to beat in whatever he starts in here. ■ - The racing at Hawera did not throw much light on the big - jumping event . here. Not one of the three winners of the cross-country, events at the Egmont meeting *is engaged in the Wanganui Steeplechase, and the performances oi the other 'chasers seen out were not impressive, - though s Starland - and •• Dick . may both do better here. The former fell each day at Hawera, and that does not ihalto his prospect here look very bright, but if lie pets round -he will perhaps be hard to beat. Dick would probably have been handy in tho Egmont Steeplechase had J his rider not lest an iron. So far as San Forte. Peneton, and Polthogue are : concerned I their ' performances'this week do not suggest that they are likely to bent Oakleigh. Master Peter, or Ranui. War Loan will have a; chance if he can see • the distance out.. .. There is a likelihood of Eerie : winning a big hurdle i.ace soon. The race she had at Hawera will have done ! her I good, and the chances are she will prove eciual to wmnrn;, a big event. Some shrewd'judges are pick-' ing the daughter of Nassau to play a strong part in : the settlement of the Great Northern Hurdle Race if she misses at Waneanui. • From all accounts. En Route" is better now. than he was 12 months ago, and. if. this is the case he will . .'make things very interest ing in ibe Century Hurdle Race., . - Prince Rntus won nicely on- Wednesday last, and should go wed here.. • There .is sura. to be a _ big afield in the Borough Handicap; in which Glenross 7.1-2, Alaric 7.7 (if he begins well), and Orchio 7.0 will stretch the top-weishjs. ....

THE FINAL GALLOPS. [by TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIATION, ; • WANGANUI, Tuesday. The weather - was , fine for , training opera-, tions this morning. ■ .. .., , ' Comical and -Diamond Ring ran- the last six furlongs -.of a mile in lm 20s. Gidgi, Hallowinoon. and Black , Cruiser covered six furlongs in-lm 18s. .. . , .. .- '' Omahu and Brigadier Bill did a ni»» in lm 47 2-ss. War Loan, .and Birkenella jumped the big. fences, fairly well. - Master Peter did a ; round, ovor tho fences by himself, jumping, fairly • wen- : • Rowan "went carefully over- the fences by himself, stopping at the second of . tho double. --- - - ■ - Namutere and Velociform galloped six fur-; longs together; a the - time . being lm 20s.'; Orchid ran four furlonga in 51a, and Alario: and . Veil, five furlongs, in lm 2is. ;, ; ■ Tenterfleld, \ agaborsd, and Antler^webt a ; round-ovef-f/tbo..-hurdles, the former ' doing is&fsiw swe * nd tiien of 9